Drying can actually improve the flavor of many foods. Bananas are fantastic fruits, but dried bananas are heavenly. A Roma tomato is almost too bland to eat fresh, but dried it's a treat your tastebuds will savor. Watery Asian pears are sometims a little disappointing. Dried, the are amon the finest treats on the planet.

Indoor electric food dryers have become very popular in recent years. These dryers generally work well. But they do have somedrawbacks. They require electricity around the clock — 100 to 600 Watts is typical. An electric dryer costs about one to two dollars per load fo rthe electricity to operate it. These electricity costs eat into the savings of doing it yourself.

"This book is very technical. It is full of charts of the sun’s path and other scientific solar data. Chapter 4 provides instructions for building your own solar food dryer. It is very complicated. A neighbor is building mine and has complained a lot about the difficulty of the task and especially following the book’s directions. This man built his own house. I only recommend this book for someone with some scientific knowledge and/or good woodworking skills."

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